Call to Artists: University Open 2022

Call for Art: Choosing Home With Lexington Pride

Application

Submission Deadline: January 30th, 2025

Lexington, KY

LexArts and the Lexington Pride Center are proud to announce Choosing Home: Dispatches from Lexington, KY. Inspired by the creative ways that LGBTQ+ people define, envision, and choose family, our exhibition will document the complex, vibrant, and queer homes we build and lives we live in Central Kentucky today. The show aims to celebrate Lexington’s rich LGBTQ+ histories by focusing on the triumphs, possibilities, and challenges of our queer present.

Artists must be 18 years of age or older, may work in any medium, and claim a personal connection to both Lexington, KY (now or in the past) and an LGBTQ+ community (lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, non-binary, aro/asexual, queer, and more). We welcome emerging and established artists. LexArts, the Lexington Pride Center, and guest juror Wylie Caudill.

Got any questions? Email: lexpridearts@lexpridecenter.org

Submission Guidelines:
- Theme: All submitted artworks must relate to the LGBTQ+ Culture and experience in Lexington
- Mediums Accepted: We welcome a variety of mediums, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and digital art.
- Artist Statement: Each submission must include an artist statement (up to 300 words) detailing how the piece is related to the LGBTQ+ Community. This statement should provide insight into the inspiration behind the work and its connection to the theme.
- Submission Format: Digital images of the artwork should be submitted in high resolution (300 dpi) along with the artist statement. Please include the title, medium, dimensions, and year of creation for each piece.
- Number of Submissions: Each artist may submit up to three artworks. A series of work may be submitted and will count as a single submission.
About the Juror

Bio: Wylie Caudill is a Lexington-based visual artist and member of the LGBTQ+ Community in Lexington. Caudill is best known for his mural work and his floral designs. Caudill is recognized locally as the official artist of the 2024 Kentucky Derby, and through his collaboration with the University of Kentucky. Caudill was recently featured in a solo show at LexArts titled "Patterns in Bloom" in September 2024.

https://www.wyliecaudill.com

Important Dates:
- Submission Deadline: January 30, 2025
- Notification of Selection: February 28th, 2025
- Artwork delivered to ArtsPlace: May 2nd - May 7th, 2025
- Reception: June 2025 (date to be decided)
- Gallery Hop: May 16, 2025
- Artwork Pickup: June 30th - July 5th, 2025
About Lexington Pride Center

Mission: The Lexington Pride Center’s mission is to celebrate and empower the intersectional lives of LGBTQIA+ Kentuckians.

Vision: The Lexington Pride Center envisions a world free of marginalization, where every LGBTQIA+ person is safe to be who they are and love who they love.

Learn More https://www.lexpridecenter.org/
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Artist Statement
Each submission must include an artist statement (up to 300 words) detailing how the piece is related to health and wellbeing. This statement should provide insight into the inspiration behind the work and its connection to the theme.
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All digital images must be formatted as JPEGS (highest quality) with resolution of 300 dpi and no larger than 2000 pixels on the longest dimension. Images should be named Title_ArtistName.
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Submission 2
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Artwork Dimensions (H X W X D)
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Price, if work is for sale
Artist Statement
Each submission must include an artist statement (up to 300 words) detailing how the piece is related to health and wellbeing. This statement should provide insight into the inspiration behind the work and its connection to the theme.
Image(s) of Artwork

All digital images must be formatted as JPEGS (highest quality) with resolution of 300 dpi and no larger than 2000 pixels on the longest dimension. Images should be named Title_ArtistName.
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Submission 3
Title
Medium
Artwork Dimensions (H X W X D)
Display requirements
Price, if work is for sale
Artist Statement
Each submission must include an artist statement (up to 300 words) detailing how the piece is related to health and wellbeing. This statement should provide insight into the inspiration behind the work and its connection to the theme.
Image(s) of Artwork

All digital images must be formatted as JPEGS (highest quality) with resolution of 300 dpi and no larger than 2000 pixels on the longest dimension. Images should be named Title_ArtistName.
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I have read and understand all the information outlined in this submission form.I agree to submit my artwork for the Lexington Pride ExhibitionI agree to LexArts retaining 30% of artwork sales as commissionI agree to LexArts abandoned artwork clause outlined as followed: Dropped-off artwork will be held for 60 days following the agreed upon pick-up date of artwork. LexArts will make attempts to contact the artist within those 60 days. If that 60 day mark is reached and the artist has not contacted LexArts, the artwork is considered abandoned. This means that LexArts gains ownership of the artwork and is able to do what they wish with it. Shipped artwork will be held for 60 days following the agreed upon post-mark date with no contact to the artist. LexArts will make attempts to contact the artist within those 60 days. If that 60 day mark is reached and the artist has not contacted LexArts, the artwork is considered abandoned. This means that LexArts gains ownership of the artwork and is able to do what they wish with it.
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